Absurdity

At dinner on Saturday night, the situation in Haiti came up. My grandfather asked if I had heard of a guy named "Pat Robertson" and whether or not I had heard what his view on the situation is. I said no. He went on to tell me that this guy is a Christian Evangelist in the States who claims ridiculous things in amidst havoc. He claims that Haiti deserves what they got because of a pact they made with the devil many years ago. I was looking on YouTube, to see if I could find the accusation, and I found a television show that is responding to Pat's claims, and I was happy to see that not everyone is falling for his opinion.

Here's the clip: Pat Robertson - Haiti Response

On the flip side, I got an e-mail today regarding a church that I know, and that our church here in Windsor is close to. They were in Haiti when the earthquake hit on a missions trip. I didn't realize how close they were to all of the mayhem, the article brought me to tears. I am thankful that they got home alright, and hope to see them this weekend when we are at their church!

Here's the article: Mission Group in Haiti

Two verses come to mind:

Hebrews 13:5 - "For God has said, 'I will never leave you; I will never abandon you.'"

The next one I have cited a similar one previously (just from 2 Corinthians), but I think is very valid in what is happening around us with the disaster in Haiti:

1 Corinthians 12:6 - "He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When others are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us."